About Face (1952 film)
About Face is a 1952 musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Gordon MacRae and Eddie Bracken.[2] It was future Oscar winner Joel Grey's film debut.
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Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
Written by | Peter Milne |
Starring | Gordon MacRae |
Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
Edited by | Thomas Reilly |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.6 million (US)[1] |
The film was a box-office failure. Bracken later said that "the main reason why audiences rejected About Face, I think, is that most of us were too damn old for the roles."[3]
Cast
- Gordon MacRae as Tony Williams
- Eddie Bracken as Biff Roberts
- Dick Wesson as Dave Crouse
- Virginia Gibson as Betty Long
- Phyllis Kirk as Alice Wheatley
- Aileen Stanley Jr. as Lorna Carter
- Joel Grey as Bender
- Larry Keating as Colonel Long
- Cliff Ferre as Lieut. Jones
- John Baer as Hal Carlton
Plot
References
- 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- "About Face (1952) - Roy del Ruth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- McClelland, Doug (1989). Hollywood Talks Turkey - The Screen's Greatest Flops. Starbrite.
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